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Engineering Research

Flyers Go To Incredible Heights — and So Does Our Research

As the No. 1 Catholic university in the nation for sponsored engineering research and development, the University of Dayton is dedicated to research for the common good. Our quest? To turn discovery into application — and engineer solutions to the most vital problems abroad and at home.

Whether we're creating a computer chip that can think for itself, safeguarding pipelines or powering the Mars 2020 Rover, we create solutions that create a positive impact on the world.

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Featured Research Programs for Students
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Summer Undergraduate Research Experience link-arrow link-arrow

Through the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience, undergraduate engineering and engineering technology majors can spend 10 weeks working on a faculty-led research project.
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Research Experience for Undergraduates: Semiconductor Electronics and Photonics link-arrow link-arrow

This residential summer program is an opportunity for students from U.S. universities to learn about semiconductor materials, production of micro/nanoelectric and photonic devices, careers and more. Participants will also hands-on training in fabrication of microelectronics in a cleanroom environment.

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Research Experience for Undergraduates: STEM Research for Social Change link-arrow link-arrow

This residential summer program is an opportunity for students from U.S. universities to participate in cutting-edge research related to engineering, chemistry and physics. Participants will work with a faculty mentor on research that has a meaningful and positive impact on society.

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STEP Program for Master's Students

Our new collaborative master's program between the University of Leicester (UL), U.K. and the University of Dayton prepares students for future careers and studies in space engineering.

You'll complete courses at UD to prepare you for a six month project immersion at both UL and UD. Projects will be mostly design-based, but could involve building a mock-up and usually are sponsored by industrial partners.

Students must be accepted to an eligible UD engineering master's program — aerospace, computer, electrical, materials, mechanical — before applying for STEP.

Research at UD

At UD, research is about more than innovation for the sake of discovery. It’s about developing solutions to help others. Explore our research to discover how UD students collaborate with renowned faculty and researchers to pave the way to a better world.
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Featured Research Programs for Faculty

Federal Grant Seekers and Early Career Fellowships

These two programs are designed for current faculty and run in alternate years. The Federal Grant Seekers Fellowship is a helps participants improve their grant writing skills, meet with program officers and promotes interdisciplinary research. The Early Career Fellowships program focuses on writing and submitting early career grant proposals, with emphasis on the NSF Career Award.

UDRI Research Fellowship Program

The UD/UDRI Research Fellowship program matches School of Engineering faculty and UDRI engineers and scientists with the goal of expanding areas of research that are fundable by external sponsors. Faculty lend their expertise while learning more about UDRI's research, capabilities and personnel, while UDRI benefits from interactions with UD faculty who have needed expertise to pursue new funded research projects.